Sexist violence is just another pandemic afflicting women

In more traditional societies, wife beating is a result of these norms and only responds to an extremely macho society. In ancient societies, medieval, modern, and contemporary constructed rules that define women as belonging to the patrimony of men, in more traditional societies, wife beating is a result of these norms and only responds to an extremely macho society.

Women, being considered the property of men, are exposed to many abuses, therefore both violence against women is a phenomenon that has been perpetuated over time, and in many cultures, beating women is an accepted part of the marriage; women are considered the property of men and are subjected to multiple abuses. Violence against women is a type of discrimination and a violation of human rights that prohibits you from obtaining your full personal fulfillment, limits their economic progress, and impedes their development. The victim of violence suffers from a variety of health issues, which affects her ability to earn money and participate in society.

Intimate partner violence is described as violent and intentional reiteration towards the partner, laden with compulsion and manipulation, resulting in humiliation over all areas among those who have lived together in the same residence but are not divorced or heterosexual. Although these circumstances take place within the confines of people’s homes, they nonetheless constitute a crime so the victims are badly harmed, causing physical and psychological weakness that leads to plenty of health issues. Domestic violence is the most common kind of violence against women in Honduras, and it is described as “Any pattern of behavior connected with an unequal exercise of power, exhibited in the use of physical, psychological, patrimonial abuse, and/or economic and sexual violence”.

Honduras is experiencing a “crisis” of sexist violence, with 97 deaths expected by 2022 as a result of the normalization of this type of behavior, which is a “criminal” activity that must be eradicated. Honduras, a 9.5 million-strong country, must address “cultural norms” and practices that legitimize and normalize violence. The normalization of violence against women and girls in Honduras, according to the UN, is “extremely concerning,” and society must declare every day, “no, enough is enough.” To eradicate power relations based on inequity, men and society as a whole must be educated.

To summarize a long analysis, violence against Honduran women is increasing every day, and it is time to put an end to it. We must abandon all that culture and macho thinking that considers women as heritage or property, because it is like that. We must encourage more the struggle against this type of society, and denounce any form of abuse towards women, whether single or married. I am convinced that education is the most effective approach to address this, which has become an epidemic in our society. We need to teach males that women are not their property, and we need to help them develop new, more open perspectives.

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